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‘Grey’s’ Spin-off ‘Pilot’ Rules Thursday

The two-hour “Grey’s Anatomy” episode that’s serving as a backdoor pilot for the presumptive fall ABC series “Private Practice dominated the Thursday night ratings. “Grey’s” pulled a 9.0 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary Nielsens, the best…

‘Idol’ Chiefs Pass Emmy Producing Baton

“American Idol” producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick stepped away from their duties putting together the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards show set to air Sept. 16, citing busy schedules. Ken Erlich, who has produced three Emmys shows, will take their…

Exclusive Podcast: ‘Idol’ Producer Says Tonight’s Episode is Far From Shocking

After raising almost $70 million (and counting) in last week’s fund-raising event, “American Idol” is back to the chopping block, playing catch-up with two eliminations.In

A&E Returns to Original Scripted Programming

A&E Network is remaking the medical thriller “Andromeda Strain” as part of its return to the original scripted programming business. A&E also unveiled six drama series in development, including “The Cleaner,” about a man who after kicking his own addictions…

Google Counterpunches in Viacom Copyright Suit

Google’s YouTube video-sharing site fought back against Viacom yesterday with a U.S federal court filing, denying copyright infringement claims. Google sought protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which offers some protection to Internet service providers that host pirated content,…

Gospel Channel Expands Cable Reach

The Gospel Music Channel has made a deal with Black Family Channel and several cable operators to fill Black Family Channel’s slot on 275 local systems. Black Family Channel stopped broadcasting last month. Beginning today, Gospel Music Channel is available…

News Corp. Makes Surprise Bid for Dow Jones

News Corp. made a rich, unsolicited offer to acquire Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones and Co. Dow Jones’s global brand as a purveyor of business news and information on traditional and new media platforms would be an immediate boost…

First Annual Webby Film and Video Awards Winners Announced

The inaugural Webby Film and Video Awards were announced Tuesday honoring original film and video premiering on the Internet including winners NBC’s “The Office Webisodes” and Eepybird.com’s “The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments.” Jessica Lee Rose won for best…

Joost Starts Online Video Service

Joost officially launched its online video service today, and said it will add programming from Turner Broadcasting networks including Adult Swim and CNN to its content lineup later this week. As part of the launch, Joost said it’s running ad…

NBC Scores at Sports Emmy Awards

NBC was the big winner with nine awards Monday night at the 28th annual Sports Emmy Awards, presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. ABC, sister organization ESPN and TNT earned four Emmys apiece. Fox…